The IPC Podcast #221 | Aquaman

On this episode Zac and Ben are joined by longtime friend Shawn Geroux from The Fandom Cantina to DC’s Aquaman. They dive(pun intended) into the film, discussing its stunning visuals, lovable cast, emotional plot lines, and its unexpected success as the highest grossing DCEU film to to date. Furthermore, the guys break down the new trailers for Spider-Man: Far From Home and Game of Thrones: Season 8, and take a moment to remember stage legend Carol Channing. Listen for all that and much more!

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The IPC Podcast LIVE #139 | Newsreel: April 2017

On this episode, Zac and Ben cover some of the latest breaking news and much more! After some April Fools' shenanigans. they dive into the reports of Joss Whedon directing a Batgirl film, and the rumors of The 100's Lindsay Morgan in the running to star. Later the break down casting news for Star Trek Discovery, Hayden Christensen appearing at Star Wars Celebration Orlando, and some brand new trailers for Justice League, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Valerian, and more.

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The IPC Podcast LIVE #127 | Remembering Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds

On their first episode of 2017, Zac and Ben take a look ahead at a few of the amazing things the new year has in store for us. But first they stop to reflect on the highly influential lives of the recently lost legends Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. From Singin' In The Rain to Star Wars: Episode VIII, the mother and daughter's effect on popular culture, and the World abroad, is immeasurable. Furthermore, they break down the new Star Wars Rebels trailer, preview the three upcoming Marvel films, and discuss the inclusion of young George Lucas in DC's Legends Of Tomorrow. Also listen for a brand new round of the game "1-2-3", a very special(and hilarious) Quote Of The Night, #BBQWatch and a whole lot more.

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The IPC Podcast #118 | Big Announcements & Suicide Squad

Hey guys! Ben Here. As you know, in addition to being a co-host on the weekly Star Wars Underworld Podcast, I have also had the pleasure of co-hosting the Intergalactic Peace Coalition Podcast with our good friend Zac Arnold. While the IPC has been previously available to listen live on Channel 1138, as well as later on iTunes, we have just launched an official partnership with The SWU to bring each of our episodes here to StarWarsUnderworld.com. Each week you can hear us record live at 10:00pm ET on Channel 1138, and on Saturday you can find the recorded versions here on the site and on iTunes.

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Star Wars References Spotted In Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D & The Flash

By: Benjamin Hart

Star Wars references; they're everywhere! The Saga has been a pop culture phenomenon since it's inception in 1977, and since then just about every other popular franchise has given the 'Wars a nod. This past Tuesday saw not one, but two different references on two different TV series created by two rival mega Superhero powerhouses. The Flash which airs at 8pm ET on The CW, and Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D, which airs at 9pm ET on ABC, created by DC and Marvel, respectively, both featured awesome Star Wars references in their latest episodes.

First off, the Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. reference appears near the beginning the latest episode titled "A Fractured House". At around 3:50 in the episode, Bobbi Morse, a.k.a Mockingbird(played by Adrianne Palicki), appears wearing a blue Star Wars shirt:

And then we have The Flash, which hosts an even more impressive Star Wars nod. It happens around 21:35 in the episode titled "Going Rogue". In the scene, Barry Allen/The Flash(Grant Gustin) is participating in a trivia contest with Iris West(Candice Patton), Eddie Thawne(Rick Cosnett) and Arrow's Felicity Smoak(Emily Bett Rickards). Eddie gets a question wrong, which prompts this exchange between Barry and Felicity:

Barry: "Maybe they'll get it wrong too."
Felicity: "Oh yeah, I'm sure that the team named "Pride & Padawans" doesn't know the name of Han Solo's ship."

Felicity then motions to a Star Wars costumed group on the other side of the room:

According to our count. this is the first Star Wars reference in the Arrow/Flash TV universe and the second in the Marvel Cinematic universe(the first being Steve Rogers' notebook in Captain America: The Winter Soldier). Let's hope these aren't the last Star Wars nods we see in both universes! If you want to see the scenes in full, you can watch The Flash episode on CWTV.com and the S.H.I.E.L.D. episode is currently available to certain subscribers on ABC.com.

The next best thing to watching Star Wars is seeing it pop up in other awesome things. We love to point out and discuss references to Star Wars in pop culture, so if you know of any, such as the ones above, in movies, TV shows, Video games and more, please drop us a line at swunderworld@gmail.com!

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